momentous
adjective
of great or far-reaching importance or consequence.
momentousness
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a word derived from
momentous.
Example Sentences
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Scholars and journalists who cover the court are left struggling over how to explain to the public the momentousness of what is really happening.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2024
He was right; and if “BlackBerry” has a flaw, it’s perhaps in neglecting to trumpet the momentousness of that change, one that has made it seem we will all be typing with our thumbs forever.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
No late craziness or shocking weirdness or shining momentousness here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
Though I didn’t realize the momentousness of it at first, we were one of the earliest American families to move to China in the months after it and the United States normalized relations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
Drafted mostly by Szilard with Einstein’s input, the two-page, eight-paragraph document buries the urgency of the situation under dry and conditional prose, its momentousness communicated largely by Einstein’s signature at the bottom.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
